Deadly amoeba linked to nasal rinsing
NEW YORK — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing.
More parents are delaying their kids’ vaccines, and it’s alarming pediatricians
As measles cases pop up across the country this winter — including several in California — one group of children is stirring deep concerns among pediatricians: the babies and toddlers of vaccine-hesitant parents who are delaying their child’s measles-mumps-rubella shots.
Dawn Kessinger: Share a meal — For the tough cookies
After my grandma retired from her job as a cashier at Pangles (which later became Rays, and is now Chief Supermarkets), she enthusiastically began a new career. In her 70s, she had business cards made with her new professional title listed beneath her name and photo. The cards read: Pauline Hire, The Cookie Lady.
Reminisce: MacDonell made Allen County Museum possible
Elizabeth MacDonell, who was born into a horse-and-buggy world and lived until the eve of the Atomic Age, possessed what a biographer described as “a strong sense of the historic.”
Irish Day Parade to return
LIMA — The 30th annual Irish Day Parade will take to the streets of Lima on March 16.
‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
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Types of encephalitis
Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the warning signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
It’s often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in 1 in 500 people.
Take heart murmurs seriously
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Detecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope.